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<A NAME="X-REF298661119"></A><h1>Defining a control's properties</h1>
<A NAME="TI2679"></A><p>Just like the window object, each control has properties that
determine how the control looks and behaves at runtime (the control's
style).</p>
<A NAME="TI2680"></A><p>You define a control's properties by using the Properties
view for the control. The properties and values displayed in the
Properties view change dynamically when you change the selected
object or control. To see this, click the window background to display
the window properties in the Properties view and then click a control
in the window to display the control's properties in the Properties
view.</p>
<A NAME="TI2681"></A><p><img src="images/proc.gif" width=17 height=17 border=0 align="bottom" alt="Steps"> To define a control's properties:</p>
<ol><li class=fi><p>Select the control.</p><p>The selected control's properties display in the
Properties view.</p></li>
<li class=ds><p>Use the tab pages in the Properties view to change
the control's properties.</p></li></ol>
<br><A NAME="TI2682"></A><h4>About tab pages in the Properties view</h4>
<A NAME="TI2683"></A><p>The Properties view presents information in a consistent arrangement
of tabbed property pages. You select items on the individual property
pages to change the control's definition.</p>
<A NAME="TI2684"></A><p>All controls have a General property page, which contains
much of the style information (such as the visibility of the control,
whether it is enabled, and so on) about the control. The General
property page is always the first page.</p>
<A NAME="TI2685"></A><h4>Getting Help on properties</h4>
<A NAME="TI2686"></A><p>You can get Help when you are defining properties. In any
tab page in the Properties view, right-click on the background and
select Help from the pop-up menu. The Help displays information
about the control with a link to an alphabetical list of properties
for the control.</p>

